Newark, California
Salt Ponds of San Francisco Bay
From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.
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Newark, California
From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.
Seaview, England
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
Borre, Denmark
A natural wonder in south Denmark.
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Paris, France
Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.
Berlin, Germany
A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.
Fatehpur Sikri, India
An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.
Mayang, India
The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.
Aurland, Norway
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
Noboribetsu, Japan
After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.
Yūbari-shi, Japan
This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.
San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
New York, New York
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
Bahamas
This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.
Thisted, Denmark
A failed attempt to control drifting sands yielded a gnarled sylvan wonderland.
Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
Marshall Islands
The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.
Semey, Kazakhstan
One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.
Marshall Islands
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Luster, Norway
A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Margalef, Spain
An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.